The last goodbye

 

Sadly I have to tell all Rosie's friends she did not recover from her illness and is now in her
 "forever resting place"

The long time Rosie Blog has ended.

Message from "The Guv"

 

photo taken a while back

To update you all on Rosie's condition, she has an infection, high temperature, anemia plus her liver and kidneys are compromised. Rosie is now 14 years old. Fortunately a strong dog who has really not  been ill in the 12 years+ she has been with us. It is only the last few days she has shown any sign of illness becoming a bit lethargic and after a fall on Friday did not eat her food nor did she want to get out of bed.

Currently she is on a drip and being given antibiotics etc.  We hope for the best and believe her strength will pull her through this issue.

This is Daisy......

Hello, Daisy here....
I have to tell all Rosie blog readers that Rosie last night had a bit of an accident and fell downstairs.  The last few days she has not been well but after the fall clearly she has got worse with breathing difficulties and this morning did not want to eat or get out of her basket.

My people have taken her to the dog doctor and after examination and several blood test they have kept her in the dog hospital.  She is having fluid infusions and my people have to go back on Monday to see how she reacts to treatment that will be given over the weekend.

Please wish Rosie gets well quick...................

 

River walk

 

Well I thought for a change I would get the Guv to take a quick movie of our morning walk this morning. The only thing is I'm missing!  I do see though Daisy got in the picture......

What's cooking

Lots of good smells in the human food room this morning.
The missus has been cooking a load of kidney, heart, liver and beef for us.  That means good breakfasts for Daisy and me, mind you even I could not eat all that in one go!

 

It's my birthday

It's my 14th birthday today !

Not too sure I like this old age thing as in human years this would make me 98 years old.   
That is even older than the Guv !

 

Happy New Year

I want to wish all my blog readers and canine friends a very
HAPPY NEW YEAR

Please though do not buy or set off fireworks tonight as

it frightens so many of my canine friends.  Likewise do
not send up into the air lanterns as the wires fall to the ground

often in fields where cattle and other livedstock graze.

SAVE that money and perhaps make a donation to your

local rescue center.....start the New Year right!

 

Daisy, lap dog

 

Well Christmas was spend rather quiet here in France with my people but both Daisy and I were treated to a bit of duck for dinner!
Mind you as you can see Daisy tended to "hog" the Guv all the time
Me......well I just slept dinner off !

Happy Christmas

 

The Guv's blog

 

The Guv asked me to publish HIS blog today as for some reason Facebook has banned him from doing so !!

My Christmas day blog

This Christmas day's dog walk early morn

Gave me time to think when Christ was born,

When kings traversed the lands afar

Just guided by one loney star.

The inns were full, no rooms existed
But Joseph he continually insisted
and space was found in that stable forlorn
Where the Christ child soon was to be born.

How lucky we are in life today,
Our children are not born in that way.
Except if you live under human oppression
In countries where dicators rule with agression.

So give a thought on this special day
To those that suffer in that way.
Mankind must live without division
No matter what colour, nationality or religion!

Here's looking at you kid !

 

New walk

This has become quite a regular walk for Daisy and me at present as the missus has to go to the human vet twice a week in this village. The Guv takes us off to have a good sniff around this park area with a very old windmill that was built in the 1700's. That's even before the Guv was born !!!!!!

 

Too loud !

Daisy, don't make so much noise !!!

 

I'm comfortable...

Now after stopping a few nights around Lake Maggiore it was just one more nights stop in Italy before we board the ferry. As you can see once on board both Daisy and I have our beauty sleep in comfort!

I'm sad......

I have been told today by the Missus that one of my oldest friends has gone over "Rainbow Bridge".  We played together as puppies over 10 years ago in Greece and initially when I was rescued his people took me in until the Missus and the Guv could return to Greece.

Whilst it is hard for me, but it is even harder for "Pal's" mum and dad
I send them my love and big licks.

Off we went again

After Lake Annecy my people took us to Lake Maggiore which was really much better but still was a bit busy for our liking. 

One thing though the human kennel we stayed at was really good it had big rooms and a spare room for Daisy and me. What is more just up the road was a great forest walk with lots of smells to sniff at.

 

Not a "Fairground Attraction"

 

I forgot to tell you all about our first stop at Saint Sauves on our way to Lake Annecy. The first two photos show where the Guv had booked the night. Well we thought a nice small French village with easy parking right outside.

When we arrived my people were far from happy.  All the roads were blocked off and all the parking spaces and streets were full of fairground rides! The Guv squeezed the "tin box on wheels" through the narrow streets and through the barriers parking right by the hotel side door.

Another couple in their tin box did the same. The hotel person came out and we were told to park way up the street.....the other people did but their was no moving the Guv.

As you can see in this photo from our bedroom window one of the fairground rides was very near us, but so was the Guv's car for the night

Homesick ?

Gone are the morning walks on a warm Greek beach,
Goodbye to the olive groves, their leaves sun bleached.
Back to the countryside with fields all bare
Now morning walks are brisk with a chill in the air.

Daisy and I dance through fields damp from mist,
Spider webs hang off the weeds that exist.
Hunters are heard in the distance shooting their prey,
Daisy and I make sure we keep well away!

Tractors leave marks on the dark muddy soil
Gone are the crops that grew to make oil.
Winter is here, our fur coats now grow thick
Perhaps for Greece I grow a little homesick!

Annecy.......

One of the places the Missus wanted to see on our way to Greece was Lake Annecy.  Well what a let down! It was far too busy and with the Covid pandemic that you humans seem to have invented my people decided just to have a drive around the lake but not stop there for dinner.

 

I'm back

It's been a while since I last wrote a blog but you see Daisy and I have been away visiting our homeland. Whilst I am a very experienced traveller and over the last 10 years have been on the ferry from Italy to Greece and back many times this is the first time Daisy has returned to our place of birth.

I think she's a good a traveller like me and  she soon got the hang of how to commandeer the sleeping bunks !